Academic programs

Wayne State University is a comprehensive university with 13 colleges and schools. We offer more than 370 academic programs, including 126 bachelor's degree programs, 139 master's degree programs, 60 doctoral degree programs and 30 certificate, specialist and professional programs.

For incoming freshmen who are not ready to declare a major upon admission, we offer exploratory tracks designed to help you find the right program.

  • Accounting (MS)
  • Administration & Supervision (ESC)
  • Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP) (GC)
  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
  • Advanced Public Health Nursing (MSN)
  • Alcohol and Drug Use Studies (GC)
  • Alternative Energy Technologies (MS) (GC)
  • Anatomy and Cell Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Anesthesia (DNAP)
  • Anthropology (MA) (PhD)
  • Anthropology and Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (online) (MS)
  • Archival Administration (online) (GC)
  • Art (MA) (MFA)
  • Art Education (MED)
  • Art History (MA)
  • Artificial Intelligence hardware and systems (MS)
  • Arts Administration (MA)
  • Audiology (AuD)
  • Automotive Supply Chain Management (EMS)
  • Automotive Supply Chain Management (online) (EMS)
  • Basic Medical Sciences (MS)
  • Bilingual/Bicultural Education (BGC)
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Biological Sciences (MA) (MS) (PhD)
  • Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability (PhD)
  • Biomedical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Biomedical Imaging (Dual title) (PhD)
  • Business Administration (MBA) (PhD) (MBA/JD) (GC)
  • Business Administration (online) (MBA)
  • Cancer Biology (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Chemical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Chemistry (MA) (MS) (PhD)
  • Civil Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Classics (MA)
  • Communication (MA) (PhD)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (PhD)
  • Communication and New Media (online) (GC)
  • Communication and Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
  • Community Health (online) (MS)
  • Computer Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Computer Science (MS) (PhD)
  • Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (online) (MS)
  • Corporate & Finance Law (LLM)
  • Counseling (MA)
  • Counseling Psychology (MA) (PhD)
  • Criminal Justice (MS) (MS/JD)
  • Criminal Justice (online) (MS)
  • Curriculum and Instruction (ESC)
  • Dance (MA)
  • Data Science and Business Analytics (MS)
  • Dietetics (MS)
  • Disabilities (GC)
  • Dispute Resolution (MADR/JD)
  • Economic Development (GC)
  • Economics (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
  • Educational Evaluation & Research (MED)
  • Educational Leadership (MED)
  • Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (EdD) (PhD)
  • Educational Psychology (MED)
  • Educational Studies (PhD)
  • Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (MS) (GC)
  • Electrical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Electrical Engineering: Semiconductor Engineering (online) (MS)
  • Elementary/Early Childhood Education (MAT)
  • Employment & Labor Relations (MAELR)
  • Engineering Management (MS)
  • Engineering Technology (MS)
  • English (MA) (PhD)
  • English as a Second Language (BGC)
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation (GC)
  • Environmental Science (MA)
  • Environmental and Sustainability Engineering (MS)
  • Exercise and Sport Science (MS)
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP)
  • Finance (MS)
  • French (Modern Languages) (PhD)
  • French (Romance Languages) (MA)
  • Genetic Counseling (MS)
  • Geographic Information Sciences (GC)
  • Geology (MS) (MA)
  • German (MA) (PhD)
  • Gerontology (GC)
  • Gerontology (Dual title) (PhD)
  • Health Care Ethics (online) (GC)
  • Health Communication (GC)
  • Health and Physical Education Teaching (MS)
  • History (MA) (MAPH) (MAPH/MLIS) (MLIS/MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
  • Immunology and Microbiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Industrial Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology (MA)
  • Infant Mental Health (Dual title) (MSW) (PhD)
  • Information Management (online) (MS) (GC)
  • Injury Biomechanics (GC) (BGC)
  • Injury Biomechanics (online) (MS)
  • Italian (Romance Languages) (MA)
  • Kinesiology (PhD)
  • Labor and Employment Law (LLM)
  • Law (MSL) (JD)
  • Learning Design & Technology (PhD)
  • Learning Design & Technology (online) (MED)
  • Library and Information Science (MLIS/MA) (MLIS) (SC) (GC)
  • Library and Information Science (online) (MLIS) (SC) (GC)
  • Linguistics (MA) (GC)
  • Manufacturing Engineering (MS)
  • Materials Science and Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Mathematical Statistics (MA)
  • Mathematics (MS) (PhD)
  • Mathematics, Applied (MA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (MS) (PhD)
  • Mechanical Engineering: Energy Storage and Vehicle Science (online) (MS)
  • Medical Physics (MS) (PhD) (DMP) (GC)
  • Medical Research (MS)
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Mobility (GC)
  • Molecular Biotechnology (MS)
  • Molecular Genetics and Genomics (MS) (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Museum Practice (GC)
  • Music (MA) (MMUS)
  • Near Eastern Languages (MA)
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP)
  • Nonprofit Management (GC)
  • Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)
  • Nursing (PhD)
  • Nursing Education (GC)
  • Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Nutrition & Food Science (MA/MPH) (MA) (MS) (PhD)
  • Occupational Therapy (MOT)
  • Pathologists' Assistant (MSPA)
  • Pathology (PhD) (MD/PhD)
  • Peace and Security Studies (GC)
  • Pediatric Anesthesia (GC)
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Acute Care (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) (PhD) (PharmD/PhD)
  • Pharmacology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Pharmacy (PharmD)
  • Philosophy (MA) (PhD)
  • Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Physician Assistant Studies (MSPAS)
  • Physics (MA) (MS) (PhD)
  • Physiology (MS) (MD/PhD) (PhD)
  • Political Science (MA) (PhD) (JD/MA)
  • Program Evaluation (online) (MA)
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN) (DNP) (GC)
  • Psychology (MA) (PhD)
  • Public Administration (MPA)
  • Public Health (MSW/MPH) (MA-NFS/MPH) (MPH) (MD/MPH) (BGC)
  • Public Library Services to Child & Young Adults (GC)
  • Risk and Crisis Communication (online) (GC)
  • Robotics (MS)
  • Robotics: Industrial Automation (online) (MS)
  • Secondary Education (MAT)
  • Social Welfare Research and Evaluation (GC)
  • Social Work (MSW/MPH) (MSW) (PhD)
  • Social Work (online) (MSW)
  • Social Work and Anthropology (PhD)
  • Sociology (MA) (PhD)
  • Spanish (Modern Languages) (PhD)
  • Spanish (Romance Languages) (MA)
  • Speech Language Pathology (MA)
  • Sports Administration (online) (MA)
  • Sustainable Engineering (GC)
  • Systems Engineering (GC)
  • Taxation (LLM)
  • Teaching and Learning (online) (MED)
  • Theatre (MFA)
  • Theatre and Dance (MA)
  • Theatre and Dance (online) (MA)
  • Translational Neuroscience Program (PhD)
  • United States Law (LLM)
  • Urban Planning (MUP)
  • Urban Sustainability (GC)
  • Urban Sustainability (Dual title) (PhD)
  • World History (BGC)